Out-of-Bounds Affecting vlc package, versions <2.1.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
89.64% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VLC-517695
  • published23 Jan 2014
  • disclosed23 Jan 2014

Introduced: 23 Jan 2014

CVE-2013-6933  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vlc to version 2.1.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.

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